Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly, as prepared for delivery, on the death of Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Peace, to be observed on 21 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the #WithRefugees Petition Handover, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the International Day of Peace Student Observance, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Peace Bell Ceremony to commemorate the International Day of Peace, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, left Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on Wednesday, 31 August, for an official visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, left Singapore on Tuesday, 30 August, for Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, left New York on Saturday, 27 September, for Singapore, where he arrived on Monday, 29 August, for an official visit.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Inclusion Summit of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 15 to 16 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, in New York today: